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On the road to Barcelona, many qualifying events are underway, with the first two having taken place in the US and Canada, and this one in Beijing being the third. But before all the seriousness takes place, folks gotta eat after getting off a long flight, right? With that, both Yuri and Viktor head out to take part of the local cuisine\u2026 and maybe a few drinks on Viktor\u2019s part. They\u2019re both joined by one of Yuri\u2019s old friendly rivals, Phichit, from Thailand, who just so happens to get a front-row seat to an imbibed Viktor putting the moves on the innocent Yuri. And of course, Phichit took a photo of it and put it up on Instagram. Yuri doesn\u2019t have much time to freak out by this, as a sudden hand touches his posterior, the hand of another of their friendly rivals, Christophe. And knowing his baritone, I can see why Chris Sabat plays him in the dub.<\/p>\n
From here, the dancing programs begin, so I\u2019ll just redirect all of you to watch it for yourself; I\u2019m no Johnny Weir with doing play-by-play. When it comes time for Yuri to take the ice for his first run, Viktor gives him some words of encouragement, saying he can fight with his own personal charm. Yuri, in return, presses his forehead against Viktor\u2019s, and simply says, \u201cDon\u2019t ever take your eyes off of me.\u201d Yuri is completely serious today, and his performance shows it, completely picture perfect and flawless, landing every single jump and spin and getting him a first place spot in the short program. But can he keep that spot? So far, he does, as Russia\u2019s Georgi Popovich\u00a0ranks second, and America\u2019s Leo de la Iglesia ranks in third – his music was awesome<\/i>, by the way. Add then we come to Switzerland\u2019s Christophe Giacometti, equal parts cocky and attractive. And I am completely comfortable enough with my sexuality to say that. And how does he perform, oozing sex appeal out of every one of his pores? Well\u2026 he got a little too into his routine and, er\u2026 let\u2019s just say his pants got tight and, uh\u2026 \u201cmoist.\u201d Also ranked in fifth. Take it in, Yuri, you\u2019re at the top of the board.<\/p>\n
Episode 7 – \u201cChina’s On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate!\u201d (Part 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n Riding high off his first place ranking, Yuri seems to be having a bit of trouble calming his nerves. The time for the free skate program is upon everyone, but Yuri\u2019s not quite in the zone. The pressure is starting to get to him, which is understandable for someone like Yuri; he\u2019s not used to being atop everyone in the rankings. And since he came in first, in the short program, he\u2019ll be going last in the free skate. And how does Yuri handle it, watching everyone run through their programs and take a commanding combined lead? He starts to panic. And I don\u2019t mean, \u201cOh, he\u2019s just nervous,\u201d I mean he\u2019s having a real<\/i> panic attack<\/i>. He\u2019s all wound up, on the edge, terrified. With his sleep disturbed, his restless mind is petrified. Viktor, seeing Yuri completely lose his mind, drags him away to the underground parking garage of the arena, to try and calm him down. But Yuri, hearing the roaring applause upstairs, is on the verge of breaking down. All of their hard work together could be thrown away in an instant, but Viktor will have none of that. Viktor, unsure of what to do, decides to aim low, in hopes of breaking his mental state, and calmly tells Yuri that if he messes up today, he\u2019ll take responsibility and resign as his coach.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s all it took for Yuri to completely break down into tears. Yuri doesn\u2019t want to fail, because that would mean Viktor would fail, as well, and by this point, Yuri is bawling and pouring his heart out, pleading for Viktor to have more faith in him than he does in himself and stand by him. It\u2019s a powerful moment and one of many in the later half of this show to make even the most strong-willed person a tad watery in the eyes.\u00a0Yuri\u2019s run is up now, so it\u2019s time for him to not only secure his place on the ice, but obliterate any doubt that anyone could ever have in him, even himself. Yuri knows what to do, and he runs through his program with finesse and emotion, despite his mental state at this time. Despite a few slips, his performance brings the crowd to a roar, even ending on a (botched) quadruple flip, a signature of Viktor\u2019s. It was so good, he won a silver and got him far enough to qualify onward, to Moscow, for another shot at Barcelona.<\/p>\n And then\u2026 it<\/i> happens. Viktor, incredibly proud of Yuri\u2019s performance on the ice, runs out to him, leaps into his arms, and does the one thing that would surprise Yuri more than anything: kiss him. (In public, even.) 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